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CONTENTS
Unit Reading Writing Pronunciation Listening Soft Skills Speaking Grammar Vocabulary
POETRY
1 Reading
Hunger:Jayanta Mahapatra
(Contributor: Dr A. Sridevi)
Writing
Critical appreciation of poetry
Pronunciation
Sounds /ɪ/
/e/ /ɒ/ /ʊ/
Listening
Listening to a poem, followed by questions
Soft Skills
Managing Anxiety
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Parts of speech
Vocabulary
Figures of speech: simile and metaphor
2 Reading
‘She’ : Lakshmi Kannan
(Contributor:Ms K M Praveena)
Writing
Note-taking and note-making
Pronunciation
Vowel sounds /æ/, /ә/ and /�/
Listening
Listening to a paragraph –followed by questions
Soft Skills
Coping with stress
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
verbs
Vocabulary
Idioms
3 Reading
Songs of the Ganga: A.K. Mehrotra
(Contributor-Dr B Vijaya)
Writing
Description of a picture
(more information is required –description of objects has to
Pronunciation
Vowel Sounds
/a:/ /з:/ /ɔ:/
/ ʊ:/ /i:/
Listening
Listening to a set of similar sounds
Listening to a conversation– followed by
Soft Skills
Personality development
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills.
Grammar
Tenses
Vocabulary
One-word substitutes
2
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questions
4 Reading
Kalahandi: J. P. Das
(Contributor: Ms Angela)
Writing
Précis writing
Pronunciation
Diphthongs
/eɪ/ /aɪ/ /ɔɪ/
/əʊ/ /aʊ/
Listening
Listening to a short text -followed by questions
Soft Skills
Positive thinking
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Non-finite verbs -
- Gerund- Infinitive- participle
Vocabulary
Synonyms
Antonyms
PROSE
5 Reading
Road Safety(Contributor: DrAnil Krishna N)
Writing
Dialogue writing
Pronunciation
Diphthongs
/eә/ /ɪә/ /ʊә/
Listening
Audio on ‘Consumer loans’ followed by questions
Soft Skills
Goal setting
Speaking
Activity (based on soft skills content)
Grammar
Number
Vocabulary
Homophones
3
6 Reading
Hard Work and Honesty or Good Bricks: C. RajagopalaChari
(Contributor:Mr C. Venkata Subba Rao)
Writing
Paragraph writing
Pronunciation
Plosives /p/ /b / /t / /d/ /k/ /g/
Listening
Listening to a text, followed by questions
Soft Skills
Group discussion –
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Case
Vocabulary
Homographs
7 Reading
Art and Literature: DrA.P.J. Abdul Kalam
(Contributor: DrJ. Savithri)
Writing
Information transfer
Pronunciation
Fricatives
/s/ /z/ /ʃ/ /ʒ / /h/
Listening
Listening to a short story -followed by questions
Soft Skills
Organisation-al group discussion
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Articles
Vocabulary
Commonly confusedwords
8 Reading
The Annihilation of Caste: Dr B. R. Ambedkar
(Contributor: Dr ParimalaKulkarni)
Writing
Summarising
Pronunciation
Fricatives /f/ /v/ /θ/ /ð/
Listening
Listening to an Excerpt fromNarendra Jadhav’s Untouchables: My Family's Triumphant Escape from India’s Caste Systemfollowed by questions
Soft Skills
Problemsolving
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Adjectives
Vocabulary
Homonyms
4
SHORT STORIES
9 Reading
The Portrait of a Lady: Khushwant Singh
(Contributor: Dr Anil KrishnaN.)
Writing
Paraphrase
Pronunciation
Nasals /m/ /n/ /ŋ/
Listening
Listening to an essay - followed by questions
Soft Skills
Positive attitude
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Modals
Vocabulary
Commonly misspeltwords
10 Reading
The Cut-off: Chetan Bhagat
(Contributor: Dr Y.L. Srinivas)
Writing
Business letters: formal / business letters
Pronunciation
Affricate and lateral sounds
/tʃ/ /ʤ/ /l/
Listening
Listening to a text, followed by questions
Soft Skills
Time management
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Pronouns
Vocabulary
Prefixes
11 Reading
The Need for Excellence:Narayana Murthy(Contributor: Professor A.V. Suresh)
Writing
Informal letters
Pronunciation
Continuant and semi-vowels:
/j/ /r/ /w/
Listening
Listening to a text - followed by questions
Soft Skills
Multi-tasking
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Adverbials
Vocabulary
Compounds
5
12 Reading
Let’s Go Home : Kewlian Sio
(Contributor: Ms Angela)
Writing
Argumentative essays
Pronunciation
Plural endings
Listening
Listening to a dialogue,followed by questions
Soft Skills
Critical thinking
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Prepositions
Vocabulary
Suffixes
BIOGRAPHY/ REMINISCENCE
13 Reading
Meghnad Saha: Enakshi Chatterjee
(Contributor: Dr ParimalaKulkarni)
Writing
DescriptiveEssays
Pronunciation
Regular past tense endings
Listening
Listening comprehension on ‘Dr. Sálim Ali’
Soft Skills
Reasoning skills
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Conjunctions and
Interjections
Vocabulary
Words for occupations
14 Reading
Journey with my Father: Rabindranath Tagore
(Contributor: Dr CSharadha)
Writing
Narrative essays
Pronunciation
Silent letters
Listening
Audio on ‘The Great Train Journey’
Soft Skills
Interpersonal skills
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Active and passive voice
Vocabulary
Etymology
PLAYS
6
15 Reading
Refund
(Contributor:Dr A Sridevi)
Writing
Job applicationletters and CVs
Pronunciation
Silent Letters
Listening
Listening to a short story followed by questions
Soft Skills
Team development
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Question tags
Vocabulary
Words for relatives
16 Reading
Matsyaganddhi:M. Sajitha
(Contributor: DrC Sharadha)
Writing
Statement of Purpose
Pronunciation
Silent letters
Listening
Listening to a story from ‘The Panchatantra’
Soft Skills
Qualities of an effective team player
Speaking
Activity based on soft skills
Grammar
Concord
Vocabulary
Subject specific vocabulary
Prescribed General English textbook for I Year BA/BSc/BCom
Title: Skills in English: A Coursebook for Language Learning
Published by Orient Blackswan Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad
Editors: E Suresh Kumar, B. Yadava Raju and C Muralikrishna